Monday, June 27, 2011

At 11:24 am, Crosby Fox turned 2 years and 26 weeks old!!! This week is the halfway point of his year. In 2 more days he will officially be 2.5 years old. Wow. He sure acts it. The things he says amazes me. He comes up with something new everyday. I wish I could remember it all. He said something so funny as we were walking the garbage can to the street earlier today. Swore I would remember it. Forgot it. What do you do? Walk around with a recorder? That is about all I can think of because my memory seems to be failing.

We went to the zoo earlier in the week with Shalat Bobby... Let me pause to explain that one...Charlotte can't quite say Crosby. It comes out more like "Bobby". Crosby is very aware of the fact that she calls him Bobby. So now, he refers to Charlotte as "Bobby"or "Shalat Bobby" simply because she calls him that. He thinks it is funny. It kinda is... Okay, where was I? We went to the zoo with Shalat Bobby and a few friends...

Crosby, Shalat Bobby, Leighton and Jacob...

We had a much needed rainy week. It was great to be out in the sunshine for a bit. Crosby wore his giraffe shirt for the trip. Somebody must have told this fella because he came up super close...

Oddly enough, Crosby kept referring to the above animal and the one on his shirt as a "kangaroo". I am not sure where he learned about the kangaroo. We don't have them at our zoo. I can't recall having talked about them. Oh wait, Blake just informed me that there is a giant kangaroo on a Mickey episode. Figures! Anyway, I was excited that he was getting to see the giraffe up close and personal while wearing a giraffe shirt!!! He wasn't as impressed. He just kept saying, "Grimmie (aka give me) that camera" when I tried to take a picture of them together!!!

And he tried to snatch it away. Little stinker...

Me and my boy...

It was our first time to visit the zoo in a while so it was nice to see our animal friends again!

On Saturday, we returned to Cheekwood to see the train exhibit with the Woottens. Crosby was so excited to hang out with John Bater (aka Christopher) and his parents, Mrs. Joanna and Kristen (aka Christopher). Yes, that is the same name pronounced 2 very different ways by our silly boy.

He was so excited to see the trains again...

He and JCLW ran from train to train to train, taking them all in. Turing his ear closer to the source, "Ahhhh!!! Did you hear that train Mommy????"

It really is an impressive setup...

The boys loved watching them together and discussing what they were seeing.

And 2 seconds after that picture was taken, Crosby sat his white shirt covered bum right down on the dark brown mulch. I have to remind myself boys get dirty. And wet...

Oh wait. I am sure he should not have gotten wet. But when the dad is along, we are introduced to all kinds of trouble that will come back to haunt me when dad is not around!!! Something tells me Crosby will know exactly where the water garden is next time we go. And what do you wanna bet he steps right in. You know, because his daddy taught him how!! Not at a botanical garden, Blake... But boys will be boys. Big ones and little ones I suppose! Here is the proof...

Note to self, walk NO WHERE NEAR, the water garden...

The only one I got of these two little buddies looking at the camera! And Crosby wasn't feeling it...

Monday, June 20, 2011

At 11:24 am, Crosby Fox turned 2 years and 25 weeks old!!! Once again, I am amazed at how quickly time seems to be going these days. I am pretty sure it gets faster each and every day. He is almost 2 and a HALF year old?!?! Seriously. Did we not just have a 2 year old truck themed birthday party? There is only one way to describe it...

Sigh.

Like most weeks these days, this was a busy one. Lots of fun things to do with people we love. We spend Wednesday morning at Monkey Joes. Crosby is a big fan of friends and bouncy houses. Combine the two and he is in heaven! We met the Graves crew, the Mayfield gals and the "sassy redheads", as Momma Mayfield likes to call the Cyr girls!!! :)

Lucas and Crosby going up...

At the top of the slide...

Lucas coming down...

Crosby flying down, out of control as usual...

Absolutely out of control!!! Wild boy...

Crosby is quite fond of "Mrs. Cout Nay"! (pronounced in his best British accent) She was such a trooper to go down the slide with him over and over. Leighton wasn't too sure about sharing her momma!

The Sassy Redheads didn't hold back! Little Miss might have a few of the same wild genes running through her as her cousin does! Yikes...

I got to take Charlotte down too!

I mean look at that face! Sassy for sure!!!

Sweet friend hugs...

Then we try to throw the boy into the mix and it turns ugly!!!

When the kiddos weren't bouncing, they were sitting on these...

We actually put a quarter in and let them ride before we left! How fun that we have a picture of Crosby and Leighton on their first official car date!!

Random. New PJ's that look adorable on my boy. We call them his alphabet soup PJ's. He loves them. I love him in them. Winning combination don't you agree... ;-)

On Friday, the Weather Channel predicted a 100% chance of rain at 10:00 am. Wouldn't you know that was the exact time we planned a play date at the pool!!! We went back and forth on whether or not we should drive to Nollensville for a play date at the pool. We decided to take our chances and headed out to swim. It might have been a little on the chilly side, but not one single drop fell from the side. The 6 of us had 3 entire pools to ourselves! Fabulous for this crew...

These pictures aren't necessarily the greatest, composition wise. I have to post them because they totally crack me up! I was attempting to take a picture of Crosby with a visor on. But someone jumped in the way...

on...

multiple...

occasions!!! Just one example of how wild these boys were in the water!

Then there is Lei Lei. Sweet thang wasn't sure about the water at first. Actually, she kinda hated it! With a little coaxing, Courtney was able to convince her that the pool wasn't so bad...

Then there is this one. My goodness. Who knows why he was in time out. But he was. And I can assure you he deserved it! Courtney just had to take my camera and snap a picture of his misery. Once again, I prove that while I don't dwell on the negative here, we all have our moments! ;-)

Puddle Jumpin guppies ready to go...

Seriously. The puddle jumper is, hands down, the greatest floatation device ever invented. This boy can swim all over a pool with this get up on! He can get on his belly. He can stretch out on his back. His head is held above the water anyway he moves. Well, unless he jumps in off the side! Then he goes under but then pops right back up. He loves this contraption as much as I do. It has made life at the pool a million times easier than last year! Thank goodness...

Sunday was Father's Day!! Crosby made the cutest card for Blake while we were at Monkey Joes (of all places!) on Wednesday. He was so excited to give him the card. Should have taken a picture...probably will add that later for my sake... Anyway, our day was a little hectic but we got to see all of the special fathers in our lives!

Crosby with the best Daddy in the world!

Blake had to give a lecture on Animal Wellness at 2:00...on Father's Day. No comment. So Crosby and I headed to Columbia after church. We ate lunch with Gee Gee and Pop then headed back to their house. Crosby came upstairs with Pop's hat on...

Then he made me wear it...

Gee Gee loving on her best boy...

Me loving on my Daddy!

Blake finished up his lecture and headed to the Malones. The kiddos did a little swimming. Yes, the puddle jumper allowed us to stay out of the water!!! Seriously, they are a must have for while toddlers. Seriously. I remembered to pack his swim diaper but failed to bring the actual swim shorts! Oops. Good thing they weren't totally see through. Oh wait, they were...

Sweet Charlotte on the spider...

Almost all of the cousins...

There's Gid!

We celebrated Father's Day and Jeremy's birthday with homemade cupcakes by Lulu...

Delish!!

Happy Father's Day to Blake, GranBuddy, Pop, Jason and Jeremy!!! (Should have taken a group picture... ) You are so loved!

Monday, June 13, 2011

At 11:24 am, Crosby Fox turned 2 years and 24 weeks old!!! There were two main events we focused on last week: Crosby's swimming lessons and our ELEVEN year anniversary! But I will get to that in just a sec. I went of and left my camera lying on the table and didn't get a single picture from swim lessons on Tuesday. But I took a that afternoon that I love. They are of Crosby's doing of his FAVORITE things...

Riding his Jeep!!! "Uncle" Chad and "Aunt" LeAnne got Crosby this Jeep for Christmas/Birthday. He is finally sort of big enough to drive it now and he thinks it is pretty awesome. Funny thing is, he is REALLY good at driving it!

We drive down our hill and head toward a flat street near our house. There are lots of little kids out in the afternoon. They all stop what they are doing and watch him drive by. Kinda funny. They think he is so cool and he is oblivious! He just drives by saying, "I driving my Jeep!!!"

So funny to see that little head sticking out of the top of that big ole Jeep!

Swimming lessons continued each morning from 9-9:45. Crosby did great for the most part. He may have whined a time or two when I dropped him off at the pool and he saw me head toward the pool house. But, he was fine by the time he sat down with all of his buddies...

The next thing you know the little booger is sneaking off the step doing his own thing. I am pretty sure over the course of the week I had the words , "Crosby, have a seat please!" about a million times. The child cannot sit still. Wonder where he gets that? Here he is trying to sneak away. They were too sly for this little fox...

They did a few skills on the step before they were each taken out to the deep end. Where's Crosby???

Shew...there he is!

It was hilarious to see his eyes pop wide open when Mrs. Becca pulled him up out of the water. It didn't phase him much. Next thing you know, he was off practicing his kicks...

And swimming back to the step.

Once everyone was finished, he practiced floating on his back, aka being a "starfish"...

...and swimming on his teacher's back!

They ended with a game of "Ring Around the Rosie" and they all fell down and blew bubbles!!

Speaking of bubbles, I got a picture of him going in to "talk to the fish" and blow bubbles during Thursdays lesson...

Then Mrs. Becca took him out to the deep end again...

He threw a ball and then had to swim for it...

They practiced kicking his legs...

Then...he threw the ball again...

And Mrs. Becca revved him up to go and get it!!!

And then let him go...

for 3 seconds!!!

And....my camera was full and I missed the shot of him coming up out of the water!! Lovely. But fear not. She pulled him back up. And those big ole eyes popped right open and she cheered and smiled and gave a BIG thumbs up! He bought it!

Friday was the final day and the whole family was invited to see all they learned. Blake was at work so it was just me. At least he got to see him on his 2nd day of lessons! Believe me, it went MUCH better than the last day. Not because he forgot all of his "new moves". It had everything to do with the fact that his "mommy" was standing there and he did not want to participate with me standing there. The whole class was practically in tears! It was so pathetic you just had to laugh! No picture taking for me. Just a few videos that prove my points.

Take 1: Mr."Whiney Hiney"

Take 2: Mr. "I don't sit on steps"

Take 3: Mr. "I'll just be a star while not sitting on the steps"

Take 4: Mr. "I think I kinda like this enough to stop whining" (the sideways edition)

He got out of the pool, walked to me and then headed straight for the steps of the slide. He wanted to do it over and over...

So the last day was a bit of a nightmare!?!? Who cares! I was proud of my Guppy Graduate...

I just hope he hasn't been banned from classes next year! ;-) He had a great time at swim lessons and I am super excited about getting him in the pool this summer. Thank you Team D for working with my handful of a boy!!

Switching gears a bit...Friday was out 11 year anniversary! When you add the time we dated, we have almost been a couple for 19 years!! Is that nuts or what?!? Yea, I know! It's a good thing we would do it all over again in a heartbeat! What a wild 19 years it has been. Crosby spent Friday night with Lulu and GranBuddy while Blake and I went to dinner and a movie. Maggiano's was great but I might have fallen asleep during Midnight in Paris...

The next morning, my parents picked up Crosby and met us for lunch in Franklin. My uncle and aunt from Texas were in town and we wanted to visit. Totally went off and left my camera at home then too! So mad about that one... Anyway, Crosby went back to Columbia with Gee Gee and Pop so Blake and I could see Keb' Mo' at the Franklin Theatre Saturday night. We saw Keb' Mo' at a Tokens show at the Ryman last year. (Thank you Sarah Wilson!!!) I fell in love with his music then. When I saw he was going to be at the Franklin Theatre, I gave Blake a hard time for NOT getting us tickets. Wouldn't you know he came home on Friday with 2 front row seats!!! Love him! (Thank you Aubrey and Michele!!!) So I have to post a few pictures of the show...

And here we are after the show...

How fun that we got to celebrate our anniversary with Blake's uncle, David and Aunt Lisa!! (Ours is the 10th and theirs is the 11th! So was Lulu and GranBuddy's!) What a GREAT night...

Happy 11th Anniversary, Blake! Can't wait to see what the next 11 have in store!!

About Me

I was the lucky gal to snatch up Blake waaaaaaaaaay back in 1996...9th grade!!! After 4 years of high school and 4 years of college, we finally tied the knot. Hopping from Tennessee to Kentucky to Alabama over the course of 6 years, we are proud to call Nashville our home, sweet home.
We are a family of five, although you only see three. Finley and Caroline
graced us with their presence for a brief moment on this earth before receiving their angel wings. Crobsy, their little brother, has stolen our hearts and has filled our lives with joy.
Through the ups and the downs on this journey of life, we know we have truly been blessed...